Game



Aug. 23,1960 EMS 15 m 2, 50,114

v Filed Nov. 10,195 j INVENTOR. EMILE MINETTI SW/ M ATTORNEY GAME EmileMinetti, 69 Grove St., Rutherford, NJ.

Filed Nov. 10, 1958, Ser. No. 772,883

3 Claims. (Cl. 273-99) My invention relates generally to games andspecifically to a game in which an apertured member is discharged orimpelled to move from one peg to another through the exercise ofmuscular skill and coordination.

It is among the objects of my invention to provide a game which willamuse a single person.

It is another object of my invention to provide a game which may beplayed competitively by several persons.

Yet another object of my invention is to provide a game which willsharpen the powers of perception and muscular coordination.

Still further an object of my invention is to provide a game which has afascination or compulsion for the person or persons who perform it.

These objects and advantages as well as other objects and advantages maybe achieved by the device illustrated in the drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing my game;

Figure 2 is a view in perspective showing the scoring implement of mygame; and

Figure 3 is a view in perspective showing a modified form of scoringimplement.

In general, my game consists of a pair of pegs or enlargements adaptedto receive a scoring member. Upon manipulating the pegs or enlargements,the scoring implement is gravitationally discharged from one of the pegsso that it falls upon and is held by the other. This requires theexercise of perception, and timing, as Well as muscular coordination,and the continued practice will usually develop these qualities and askill suflicient to enable the person using the game to run up a highscore by discharging the scoring member from one peg to another in rapidsuccession for a great number of times. When two or more persons areplaying the game, the one who successfully transfers the scoring membersuccessively from one peg or enlargement to the other the greatestnumber of times without a miss is declared the winner.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the illustrative embodiment of mygame shown therein discloses a frame 11. This frame is generallyrectangular in form and has a generally rectangular central opening 12.The frame 11 is provided with a pair of pegs or enlargements 13, 14extending generally from the opposite sides 15, 16 of the frame. Thesepegs or enlargements are extended inwardly of the frame 11 and arepositioned in opposition to each other at substantially the center ofthe ends It is desirable, although not necessary, that the frame beprovided with handles 17, 18 which may be on the ends 15 and 16 andextend therefrom in a generally outward direction from the frame 11.These handles 17, 18 are shown disposed in general opposition to eachother but they may be disposed in another manner on the ends 15, 16 oron the sides 19, 20, either centrally in opposition, or placed atrandom. The placement of the handles 17, 18 may be at various points andmay be factors in Patented Aug. 23, 1%60 making the playing of the gamemore or less difiicult, depending upon their placement.

The frame 11 may be made of a thin plywood, of metal, of plastic, or ofany other suitable material. Both the pegs or enlargements 13, 14 andthe handles 17, 18 may be formed integral with the frame 11, or may beattached thereto as separate bodies. One side 19, 20 of the frame 11, isprovided with a hole 21, through which a cord 22 passes. This cord 22passes through a scoring member 23. It is to be noted that the placementof the hole 21 is not critical nor is the length of the cord 22critical, it being only necessary that the cord be long enough to permitthe scoring member 23 to freely fall upon either of the pegs orenlargements 13, 14. The only purpose of the cord 22 is to maintain theconvenient attachment of the scoring member 23 to the frame 11 so thatif the player misses, he will not have to chase after the scoring member23. The manner in which the cord 22 attaches the scoring member 23 tothe frame 11 is not critical; by way of illustration only, I haveshownin Fig. l, a simple loop, but a single strand passed through andknotted beyond the hole 21 may also be used, and instead of being loopedaround the scoring member 23, may be passed through and knotted beyond ahole in a fiat scoring member. The scoring member, may be circular asshown in Fig. 1, or somewhat ovalized as shown in Fig. 2, or even squareas shown in Fig. 3. It is also possible to make other variations inshape, as well as variations in the size of the scoring member, asdifferent sizes and shapes of the scoring members 23, 24, 25 will bear aclose and intimate relationship to the skill required to play the game.The scoring members 23, 24, 25 may be made of plywood, metal, plastic,or any other suitable material.

The skill and coordination developed through the transfer of the scoringmembers 23, 24 or 25 from one peg or enlargement 13, 14 to the other andback again in rapid succession in a repetitive manner depends upon thedevelopment of muscular coordination, timing, speed of manip ulation,and observation. The sense of alertness of the player is developed asthe players skill is advanced through practice.

The foregoing description is merely intended to illustrate an embodimentof the invention. The component parts have been shown and described.They each may have substitutes which may perform a substantially similarfunction; such substitutes may be known as proper substitutes for thesaid components and may have actually been known or invented before thepresent invention; these substitutes are contemplated as being withinthe scope of the appended claims, although they are not specificallycatalogued herein.

I claim:

1. A game comprising a frame having a generally central opening therein,the weight of the frame being sufficiently light so that it can beeasily sustained and rapidly reciprocated by the person playing thegame, a pair of opposed pegs mounted in the central opening of theframe, a scoring member having a central peg receiving opening suspendedfrom and below the frame at such a distance that it may hang by itscentral opening on either peg.

2. A game comprising a frame having a generally central opening therein,the weight of the frame being sufiiciently light that it can be easilysustained and rapidly reciprocated by the person playing the game, apair of opposed pegs mounted in the central opening of the tral openingtherein, the Weight of the frame being suifi ciently light that it canbe easily sustained and rapidly reciprocated by the person playing thegame, a pair of opposed pegs mounted in the central opening of theframe, a scoring member having a central peg receiving opening suspendedfromand below the frame at such a distance that it may hang by itscentral opening on either peg, handles on opposite outside edges of theframe, and the pegs lying-in the plane defined by the frame.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS469,928 Blinn Mar. 1, 1892 4 Lange et al Oct. 12, 1937 Pitar Aug. 22,1944 Neilson Apr. 18, 1950 Hinkle et a1 May 2, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTSFrance Jan. 20, 1931

